Vehicle signal



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, Patented Nov. 19, 1929 UNITED STATES time t me LORETO DEL IPILAR, F SEATTLE, WASHINGTON VEHICLE SIGNAL Application filed February 23, 1927. Serial No. 170,307.

This invention relates to motor vehicle signals and the principal object of the invention is to provide a device of this character having a movable arm with a signal light globe at the end and means to actuate the movable arm and illuminate the globe at the same time.

Other objects will appear as the disclosure progresses. The drawings are merely to indicate a possible embodiment of the invention. It is obvious that the actual needs of manufacture may necessitate certain mechanical changes. It is therefore not in-' tended to limit the invention to the embodi- .ment illustrated, but rather to define such limits in the appended claim.

For a more general understanding of the invention attention is called to the drawings in which a preferred embodiment is shown illustrated. r I

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the signal showing it attached to a motor vehicle, the portion of the motor vehicle appearing'in dotted lines. I

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section thereof.

Fig. 3 is a similar view as Fig. 1, showing the signaling arm in an upper position.

Fig. 4 is a top View of the signal.

Fig. 5 is a section on line 5-5 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 6 is a section on line 66 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 7 is a section on line 77 of Fig. 2,

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Fig. 8 is a section on line 8-8 of Fig. 3.

Referring to the drawings in detail in Y which like reference characters denote like parts throughout the specification, numeral 1 designates the signal casing having a swinging arm 2 pivoted thereto on the pivot 3. At the end of the arm is attached a globe 4 having embedded therein a series of colored lens 5. WVithin the globe is an electric bulb 6 screwed into a socket 7.

Attached to the top of the arm 2 is a lug 8 to which is connected a rod 9 for actuating said arm. To the rear of the arm is pivoted a bell crank 10 having tension springs 11 and 12 attached thereto at the top and bottom. The upper spring 11 is connected to the bolt 13 and the lower spring 12 to the'rod 14. The end of the rod has a downward bent portion which fits in the handle 15 of the socket 7.

intended 3' Numeral 16 designates a spring attached to Y the handle 15' for normally keeping it in a posit on where no electrical contact is made within the socket. Numeral 18 designates a cable leading from the socket to the source of current.

The operation of this device is as follows: 7 a

To indicate a change in speed or direction of the motor vehicle the rod 9 is moved to the right. (The rod canbe moved manually or attached to the vehicle brake pedal.) This will lift up the arm 2 as shown in Fig. 3 and at the same time light the electric bulb 6 within the globe at and thus provide a warning signal which can be seen by day or night.

It will be seen in Figs. 3 and 8 that when I arm 2 is moved upward the rod 14 will revolve the handle 15 against the tension of the spring 16 and thus make an electric contact within the socket and light the bulb.

The socket is of the standard commercial variety, so it need not be; described. .When the rod 9 is released, the tension of the spring 11 will bring the arm back to its original position as shown in Fig. 1.

It will thus be seen that I' have provided a signal which is relatively simple in construction and efficient in operation. The movable arm is adapted to simulate the hand of the driver and the provision of the lighting mech anism makes the signal to be visible by night as well as by day.

I claim:

In a vehicle signal of the class described, a stationary member, an oscillating member pivoted to the front of said stationary member, a rod pivoted to the top of said oscillating member, a bell-crank pivoted to the rear of said oscillating member and having one arm lying normally in the general direction of the length of the device and the other at right angles thereto, a substantially heavy coil spring having one end fastened to the first named arm of said bell-crank and the other end to the rear of said stationary mem her for normally keeping said oscillating member in a substantially horizontal plane, an electric bulb including a switch therefor at the front end of said oscillating member having an operating member provided with a crank arm, and a spring of substantially lighter construction than the first mentioned spring, said spring connected at one end to said crank arm and the other end to the sec- 7 nd arm of said bell crank.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

LORETO 1351a PILAR; 

